North Texans staying in will lose an hour of sleep Sunday as clocks “spring forward” for daylight saving time. But will those going out this weekend lose anything?

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A plus to losing an hour of sleep is that we gain an hour of daylight in the afternoon. But does the extended daytime affect any your night-out plans? Not this time, said Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission spokesman Chris Porter.

Since the time will skip 2 a.m., when bars and clubs with a late-night liquor license are required to stop serving alcohol, this Sunday is like any other one.

The only time a time change affects when bars can stop serving is in the fall when the time falls backward, he said.

“Nothing would change for spring forward,” Porter said. “In the fall, it can result in selling alcohol beyond the normal time.”

“If they were to get to 2 a.m. and it changes to 1 a.m., then the bar could have an extra hour to serve alcohol.”

Past bills proposed to Texas Legislature to move the state out of daylight saving time:

The current set of bills, introduced by Republican Rep. Lyle Larson and Democrat Sen. José Menéndez, would exempt Texas from daylight saving time. That means Texas would spend the entire year in either Central Standard Time or Mountain Standard Time, depending on the part of the state.

If either bill passes, Texas would join Hawaii, which did away with daylight saving in 1967, and Arizona did the same the following year.

Several U.S. territories, including Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands also don’t participate.

The bills would allow Texans to set their clocks back an hour for the last time on Nov. 4, 2019.